University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sole Source #R0063106
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Change order amount: $100,000
The renewal posting on July 6, 2005 did not cover the TeraGrid licensing, maintenance, and development of scheduler extensions as needed and the HPC PACI system licensing, maintenance, and development of scheduler extensions as needed. This change order is to ensure maintenance on both NCSA systems.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Renewal Entered Into with:
Vendor: Cluster Resources, Inc.
Amount:
$53,334
Renewal Period:
24
months;
July 21, 2005
to
July 20, 2007
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
The software is copyrighted and proprietary and cannot be obtained from any other source; thus the software support and maintenance is economically procurable from only one source.
Comments:
The University currently utilizes the Maui Scheduler software application to schedule jobs on the NCSA production HPC systems. Support, maintenance, and custom development services are required to continue use of that software tool.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Change order amount: $25,000
The software is copyrighted and proprietary and cannot be obtained from any other source; thus the software support and maintenance is economically procurable from only one source. At the sole option of the University, the University reserves the right to renew this contract for two additional two-year contracts based on a continuing need and the availability of funds.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:
Vendor: Cluster Resources, Inc.
Amount:
An estimated $51,000
Terms:
Begin Date: September 10, 2002
End Date: September 9, 2004
Number of Months of Contract: 24
Renewal Options: Renewals through 12/09
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published
Monday, August 26, 2002
The University
awarded
a contract for Maui Scheduler software support to
Cluster Resources, Inc.
for
an estimated $51,000.
This software support includes maintenance and custom development services. The software is copyrighted and proprietary and cannot be obtained from any other source; thus, software support and maintenance is economically procurable from only one source. At the sole option of the University, the University reserves the right to renew this contract for two additional two-year contracts based on a continuing need and the availability of funds.
(Submitted by Katherine Kral, State Purchasing Officer.)
For additional information, contact:
Judy Johnson
Phone: (217) 333-1225
FAX: (217) 244-7941
